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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Saint Benedict (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint Benedict. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Saint Benedict ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Benedict: St. Benedict

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Benedict. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Benedict.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Saint Benedict is located in Cass County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.

Below are the counties that are near Saint Benedict. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Benedict:

  • Cass County     (The home county of Saint Benedict)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Wild Rice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
    • Horace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briarwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Briarwood is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Oxbow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxbow is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Frontier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Frontier is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Prairie Rose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Kindred
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fargo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Fargo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Davenport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Reile's Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Christine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Walcott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Colfax
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Barrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Abercrombie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Galchutt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Galchutt is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Dwight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Comstock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Finkle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Sabin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Moorhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dilworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Baker is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Oakport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
    • Glyndon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kragnes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
    • Barnesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Muskoda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Muskoda is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Wolverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Kent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Lawndale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Benedict, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Benedict.

Cemeteries Near Saint Benedict ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Benedict.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Benedict - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Benedict covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.

  • Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clara Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Horace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brink Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink Cemetery
    • The Brink Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Horace Lutheran Cemetery
  • North Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Norman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Saint Benedict in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Benedict.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.

  • Wild Rice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
  • Horace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickson is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
  • Comstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Finkle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Warren is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Kindred
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Christine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moorhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fargo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Davenport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walcott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wolverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Dilworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Benedict. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Benedict.

Newspapers Published in Saint Benedict ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Benedict.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Benedict, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Benedict.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Benedict:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.